Meteo 481: Weather Communications I -- Industrial Applications

Fall 2020
T,R 10:35-11:50

Bill Syrett
Office Hours: W 9:00-11:00 and by Appointment 

Goal: To create an interdisciplinary environment where the learners will gain investigation skills in applications related to meteorological information in the business world 

Skills:

• Communication
  • working with others (you must stay in the same group for both projects)
  • report writing
• Inestigation             
  • division of labor
  • unconventional exercises
  • analytical thinking
  • interpolation of information
  • application of basic meteorology knowledge 

Assessment:  (typical 90-80-70, A-B-C distribution with no curve)

• Lab 1: Transportation Issues (group) (25%)
• One-Page Report and Weather Index Construction (individual) (25%)
• Lab 2: Pollution Issues (group) (25%)
• Self/Cross-Evaluation and Survey Completion (individual) (25%)
• Class Participation (individual) (EXTRA CREDIT)
• Attendance / Tardiness (COURSE) 

Teaching Outline: 

• Tue. 9/15:       
  • Introduction to Weather and Industry: Supply Chain and Weather, Liability, Insurance
  • Introduction to Lab I: Logistics/Supply Chain and Weather, Begin Work on Lab I
• Thu. 9/17:
  • Weather Indices
  • Individual Report / Weather Index Homework
  • Consulting / Expert Witness
  • Lab II: Noise Pollution Factors: Temperature Profiles, Winds and Sound Propagation
• Tue. 9/22:       
  • Lab I: Ground Transportation Logistics, Due 10:35am
  • Individual Report / Weather Indices Homework Due 10:35am
  • Aviation Weather Hazards
  • Introduction to Forensics and Weather Communication II
• Thu. 9/24:       
  • Lab II: Noise Pollution Factors, Due 10:35am
  • Lab/Report Discussion
  • Wrap-Up, Final Exam Hints
  • Course Section Survey, Evaluations